Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
(Carol Hague) writes:
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| I never clean cars, except to sell them, and I haven't done that in
| decades. Why should one bother with anything except the windows,
| lights etc.?
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| Because if you don't, small scratches from road detritus may go
| unnoticed, and cause rust patches that ultimately destroy the car.
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| Assuming it's got any metal parts, that is.
You have swallowed the propaganda put out by the vendors of car wash
gimmickry. That is a well-known urban myth.
shrug I've found small scratches on my van that were rusting when I
washed it (with washing up liquid, hot water and a sponge FYI).
I wouldn't have looked that closely at the paintwork had I not been
washing it. Not that I wash it very often, only when the earache gets
intolerable, then I wash the van and he stops nagging :-)
I shan't respond further on this one, as it is off-group.
Fair enough.
--
Carol
"If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put
that thing in your mouth. Particularly if the thing is
cats." - Lemony Snicket _The Wide Window_